Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

May 19, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
FBI finds links between Pensacola gunman and Al Qaeda ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

A priest got pneumonia, then died. Now five others have COVID-19 ([link removed])
HOUSTON CHRONICLE*

Pandemic will alter Communion rituals for many U.S. Christians ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hasidic school with 60 children is closed for violating virus ban ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Religious exemptions are gutting civil rights protections, advocacy groups warn ([link removed])
NBC NEWS

Can’t go to mosque during Ramadan? These families are making ‘mini-mosques’ at home ([link removed])
NORTHJERSEY.COM*

Authorities announce forfeiture of ancient Gilgamesh tablet from Hobby Lobby’s Museum of the Bible ([link removed])
NBC NEWS

For the first time in 128 years, Angel Moroni statue no longer sits atop Salt Lake Temple ([link removed])
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE*


International Headlines
China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Erdogan announces Turkish lockdown over religious holiday ([link removed])
REUTERS

Coronavirus: UK Muslims urged to avoid communal Eid celebrations ([link removed])
BBC NEWS

Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque to reopen after Muslim holiday ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UK regulator: Christian TV network aired COVID-19 conspiracies ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Vatican ties virus rethink to pope’s environmental appeal ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UN team reports new evidence against Islamic State in Iraq ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jewish extremist convicted in arson that killed Arab toddler ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Analysis & Commentary
Where group prayer meets group fitness ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

As worship places reopen, it’s clear that technology has already concurred every religion ([link removed])
FORBES

Observing Ramadan alone during the pandemic taught me to be grateful for what I have while I still have it ([link removed])
CNN

Coronavirus restrictions on mosques bring women to the fore ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

The education of Jerry Falwell Jr. ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*


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